Following his controversial criticism of John Oliver’s viral takedown of actor Dustin Hoffman over accusations of sexual assault, Alec Baldwin doubled down on his remarks during Thursday’s 'Megyn Kelly Today.'
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Alec Baldwin isn't backing down from his comments on late night shows becoming "grand juries."

The criticism, which he tweeted Wednesday, came after Last Week Tonight host John Oliver questioned actor Dustin Hoffman about sexual harassment allegations against him during an anniversary screening of 1997's Wag the Dog in New York Monday.

Talk shows were once promotional pit stops for some blithe chit chat about movies, etc. Now the likes of @iamjohnoliver and @StephenAtHome have flipped that and they are beginning to resemble grand juries.

"Talk shows were once promotional pit stops for some blithe chit chat about movies, etc," Baldwin tweeted. "Now the likes of (John Oliver) and (Stephen Colbert) have flipped that and they are beginning to resemble grand juries."

The actor defended his late show criticism on Megyn Kelly Today Thursday, saying he doesn't want innocent people to get in trouble.

WATCH: “I want to see the people who really did something get convicted… but I don’t want to see innocent people get hurt either.” Alec Baldwin talks to @megynkelly about Weinstein, harassment and more on @MegynTODAYpic.twitter.com/r6887ipdTo

"I want to see the people who really did something get convicted, I mean I want the people who are the wrong, I want them to be punished, but I don’t want to see innocent people get hurt either," he said.

He continued, "there’s a lot of accusations and no proof yet, I don’t want to see people to get hurt.”

He also commented on Hoffman's situation specifically.

"For me, what is different, what is odd, this is no excuse, but like 40 years ago there was a kind of way that people had a kind of sexualized by play, and a kind of fooling around that was wrong, you look back and you say it was wrong then," he explained. "But it seemed to be less problematic than it is now. Where we live now, there are a lot of things you just don’t do anymore."

Alec Baldwin, in the role of Luther Billis, second from right, sings "Honey Bun", along with ensemble members during a gala benefit concert performance of the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein hit "South Pacific" at New York's Carnegie Hall on June 9, 2005. Tina Fineberg, AP

Alec Baldwin, left, poses with his daughter Ireland, along with the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series and outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series for "30 Rock" at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan. 25, 2009, in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello, AP